by Brian | Mar 8, 2017 | AUV's, Change, Coding, Drones, Education, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
In case it helped others think about how to incorporate mini drones at their school I thought I’d share this design. Not presenting this as an ultimate solution, just as an example to build on. Please share links to designs you might have in the comments. As an...
by Brian | Mar 2, 2017 | AUV's, Change, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Drones, Education, Inclusion, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
I’ve written about Mike Ismari’s class before (here and here). He received a grant last summer to buy several models of drones and flight simulators to use with students. ABOVE: Mike’s drones finally arrived and are stored on shelves his students are...
by Brian | Feb 18, 2017 | AUV's, Change, Coding, Drones, Messy Learning, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Sarah Richardson, a high school science teacher at Virginia City High School in Nevada, and also a participant in our NSUAVCSI program checked in with me while I happen to be writing my last post. Virginia City, Nevada is in the Storey County School District, a very...
by Brian | Feb 18, 2017 | AUV's, Change, Digital Video, Drones, Education, Inclusion, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
You can tell from the bulk of my most recent posts that a big part of my job right now is about facilitating our STEM institute. I actually have another post about telescopes waiting in the wings for after I get a couple of questions answered. This video was produced...
by Brian | Feb 18, 2017 | AUV's, Change, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Education, Inclusion, Messy Learning, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Although classroom visits are not actually required by the Nevada STEM Underwater and Aerial Vehicle Computer Science Institute (NSUAVCSI) “College and Career Ready” grant I wrote last summer, I believe visits and mentoring are a vital pieces of quality...
by Brian | Jan 7, 2017 | AUV's, Brian Crosby, Coding, Cooperative Learning, Drones, Education, Inclusion, Messy Learning, Project Based, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
Above: Panorama of Pyramid Lake including the Tufa formations “Stone Mother” and the Pyramid that gives the lake it’s name. Note the people on the beach between the formations for a scale of size. Between a busy work and holiday schedule, and a bout...